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	Psychometrics News and Views UK recruitment 'bouncing back' A study reorts Recruitment activity in the UK is bouncing back after a slight lull over the summer months, a new report by Adecco has revealed. Businesses need to recruit more smartly to improve diversity In an article by OraRuth Rother, she discusses how businesses can use pioneering recruitment techniques to boost recovery, broaden their talent pool and pre-empt the threat of new legislation. What they don't teach you in college Soft skills enhance your employability by effectively projecting your personality. Companies cut recruitment costs with Psychometrics Employers use of psychometric testing is changing. Do managers need to be extraverted? The short answer to this question is that it will undoubtedly help to be extraverted Major breakthrough in ipsative test scoring methodology The 2011 Best Doctoral Dissertations Prize from the Psychometric Society was awarded to Dr Anna Brown of The University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre.

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Social networking yourself out of a job

13 February 2009

Social networking yourself out of a job

In a recent study with employers, it identified a worrying trend which is not being widely publicised. Savvy employers were using Friends Reunited, LinkedIn, Facebook and Myspace to check up on potential new and current employees.

Not only to check the information stated on the CV's and application but also to gauge the applicants personality outside of their professional career.

As more and more people are joining the social networking revolution.This said many account holders are not enabling the public security settings tightly enough. It has become "cool" to share your antics, thoughts and comments with friends on the internet. You know the kind of thing, the picture of you blind drunk at a party, or moaning about a current employer. But before you upload a picture or comment again, just ask yourself one question, "how would this look to my boss or prospective employer?"

Employers have an arsenal of tools available to them, once it was all about doing well at the interview. But the use of personality tests in the selection process can reveal a great deal, combine this with information found online on social media accounts, it can mean the difference between getting the job or promotion and not getting it.

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